Soy oil falls after crude slump from Hormuz escort pause
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
Soy oil falls after crude slump from Hormuz escort pause
13 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
The drop came after soybean oil hit a three-and-a-half-year high, as President Donald Trump halted the two-day-old US-led ship-guidance push through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said there had been “great progress” toward a peace deal between Washington and Tehran, easing immediate concerns over disruption to the key oil shipping route.
The move linked vegetable oil prices to energy markets again, with weaker crude undermining soy oil after recent gains tied to tensions around Hormuz.
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